Sylvia Becker-Dreps

Prof. Sylvia Becker-Dreps


Biography

Dr. Becker-Dreps is a Professor in the Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology and serves as Director of the Office of Global Health Education. Her research focuses on child health in low-resource settings. For more than 20 years, she has cared for patients as a family physician in community health center and health department settings. Dr. Becker-Dreps’ research focuses on childhood diarrhea, vaccines, nutrition, and neurodevelopment. Her work has included collaborations in Nicaragua and Guatemala, including with the Fundación para la Salud Integral de los Guatemaltecos. She co-directed the Nicaraguan Emerging and Endemic Diseases (NEED) Fogarty D43 Training Program, which builds research capacity in Central America.

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